Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-15
SHOT DEAD BY HIS PAL.
A DUBLIN BUKGL AR LOSES HIS
LIFE AT A CRUM'S HANDS.

The Bullet Intended to KilI the MAN
Wf3ae House the Pair Had Entered
The Dead Man Proves to Have Been
Baiiif of tho County.
DUBLIN. GA, March 14.-Friday night
two disguised men went TO the house OF
Joseph Perry, living Eve miles above
Dublin, on the Toom bsboro road, for the
purpose OF robbery, as is supposed. both
were armed with pistols. A fence ran
was procured near the house and the
door that entered Mr.. Perry's bedroom
from the outside was beaten In with the
rail. Both men entered. The beating
on the door aroused Mr.. Perry, and by
the time he was out OF bed, he was seized
by the left arm by one of the men, the
other man placing himself in the door
way. A door from this sleeping room
entered the family room. and over that
door Mr.. Perry kept his gun on rack.
He is quite an old man, but quite strong
and jerked away from his antagonist,
making for his gun. He was seiZeu
again by the other arm, and now placing
his antagonist between him and the door,
was again proving too strong for the man
who was holding him thus. The man
called out TO his comrade 10 shoot,
or twice, discharged his pistol, the ball
fentering just under the arm OF his COM
rade, and in the region of the heart,
passed little above into his lungs. Feei-
ing he had his death wound, ne at once
! let loose and attempted to flee. Alter
passing out he fell in the yard, but again
H1rose, and by leaps endeavored to reach
"a gate thiFty or forty feet of, where be
fell dead. He was disguised with blouse,
with two buttons in front. fitting close
around tho neck and reaching below the
hi and hood of the same material,
with eye. nose and mouth places cut out
and bound round with different colored
cloth. The material was dark red solid
oolored calico.
Mr.. Perry got his gun and ran out, but
could see no one but beard one Of the men
running off, and he discharged his gun in
shat direction. This was answered by
TWO pistol shots. This took place at II
O'Clock midnight. Tue next morning the
negro boy, who made fires for the family,
upon drawing bucket of water the we'll
being in the direction of the gate), came
In and reported TO Mr.. Perry that there
was dead negro lying at the gate. He saw
n man laying near the gate ard soon found
he was dead. The neighborhoOd was soon
gathered with the Coroner, and In the IN
question it was found to be S. L. Upton,
\ neieh bor living only two miles above,
but on the lrWlntOn ROAD. anu VINO
had been killed by his cOmrade.
1t is now supposed that bis assistant
was Joseph Weaver, who escaped from
Jail a short while since, IN which he was
placed for safe keeping until guard from
the penitentiary could be sent. 1t is ru-
mored that brother of Upton told
neighbor that Joe Weaver was at Tipton's
house that night, and that Upton went
away with HIM, and also that his wife
told that Upton had been feeding some
one in the woods for several days.
Upton was a bsiliff. and as the disguise
was not taken off till the inquesr, the
,coroi er sent to his house to commaad him
TO summons jury, but alas Upton SYas
mot at home.
Investig alton showed that only two
were engaged, Upton and Weaver, as
was supposed; but the tracks show only
No. g shoes, and Weaver's is known TO be
an 8. The verdict was that Upton came
TO his death by a gun shot wound from
the hands of some unknown party.
Mr. Perry was an uncle of Weaver and
au uncle by marriage of Tipton's wife.
Upton leaves wife and two children.
They were well prepared to do the
work, as in Tipton's pockets was found
extra cartridges, matches, ''lat lightw God
splinters" for quickly kindling, etc.
The community is deeply stirred, and
great efforts are now being made to catch
Weaver. Mr.. Perry was known to be an
ino&ensive man and worth little or no